Christ Church, Barkisland

Christ Church, Barkisland stands on Scammonden Road.

It is an Anglican church built in 1820 by Mallinson & Healey.

There is a Gothic Revival carved stone reredos. It accommodated

There is a memorial tablet to William Baxter of Barkisland Lower Hall who gave land for the site.

There is some Victorian and 20th century stained glass. In 1883, a stained glass east window was installed following a bequest from Daniel Collins. In 1902, a memorial window was installed for Elizabeth B. Horton.

The screens were carved by Harry Percy Jackson.

Incumbents and Curates at the Church have included Rev C. J. Bushell [1856] Rev Christopher Wilkinson Fullmer [1892] Rev Horace Francis Wonnacott [1900] Rev Arthur Clement Harding [1917] Rev F. P. Sandford [1919] Rev B. R. L. Smith [1944] Rev D. de L. Holmes [1949-1955]

The records for the Church are held at the West Yorkshire Archive Service office in Wakefield (Collection WDP106): Baptisms [1854-1976], Banns [1859-1934], Marriages [1859-1981] and Burials [1854-1970].

See Barkisland Vicarage, Christ Church, Barkisland: War Memorial, Christ Church, Barkisland: Graveyard and Henry Gaukroger

This & associated entries use material contributed by Alan Longbottom

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